Like every year, the prestigious magazine ‘Forbes’ publishes the ranking of the 10 drivers with the highest salaries in their teams on the Formula 1 grid. The teams do not disclose this type of data and there are several publications that, through their information, have dared to make a list of these characteristics. And in this case, ‘Forbes’ updated said ranking with a big surprise in the case of one of the two Spaniards appearing in that Top-10: Fernando Alonso.
In 2022, the list of F1’s top-earning drivers according to ‘Forbes’ is headed by Max Verstappen (60 million dollars), leading to Lewis Hamilton (55 million) and Fernando Alonso (30 million). In its part, Carlos Sainz He occupied the eighth place in the said Top-10 with a salary of 15 million dollars including Ferrari. Those numbers change significantly in the case of Fernando Alonsowho started this year his new journey with Aston Martin after leaving Alpine.
F1 driver salary in 2023
It should be noted that this list offered by ‘Forbes’ refers to the salary that pilots receive from their teams. To that money, we have to add the commercial agreements that each of their teams and sponsors may have, something that could explain Fernando Alonso’s surprise at said update.
However, it seems incredible that the Spaniard, given his enormous talent, and the enormous magnitude of the Aston Martin project, appears to earn less than drivers like Bottas and a million less than his former teammate Ocon.
1
Max Verstappen
55 million
2
Lewis Hamilton
35 million
3
Charles Leclerc
24 million
4
Lando Norris
20 million
5
Carlos Sainz
12 million
6
Valtteri Bottas
10 million
7
‘Checo’ Pérez
10 million
8
George Russell
8 million
9
Esteban Ocon
6 million
10
Fernando Alonso
5 million
According to Forbes, the Asturian received 30 million dollars in salary at Alpine, and a year later, he will earn 5 million, less than drivers like Bottas (10 million) and a million less than Ocon, something that seems incredible.
Source: La Verdad
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